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Population (year 2000): 1,295. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,492 (+15.2% change)
Males: 616 (47.6%), Females: 679 (52.4%)
DeKalb County
Zip code:
60552
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $45,370 (year 2000)
Median house value: $124,800 (year 2000)
Races in Somonauk:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (31.9%), Irish (15.3%),
English (13.4%), French (8.9%), United States (8.3%), Norwegian
(6.8%).
Elevation: 685 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Somonauk
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Somonauk village
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+1.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Somonauk:
- VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
SANDWICH, IL)
- KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
DEKALB, IL)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF OTTAWA (about 23 miles;
OTTAWA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Somonauk:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 47 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 59 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 66 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somonauk:
- HINCKLEY (about 10 miles; HINCKLEY, IL; ID: 0C2)
- CUSHING FIELD LTD (about 10 miles; NEWARK, IL; ID:
0C8)
- AURORA MUNI (about 18 miles; CHICAGO/AURORA, IL; ID:
ARR)
Amtrak station near Somonauk:
- 11 miles: PLANO (MAIN ST. WEST OF CENTER ST.)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Somonauk:
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 35 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
Public high school in Somonauk:
- SOMONAUK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 318;
Location: PO BOX 278; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Somonauk:
- SOMONAUK BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 97;
Location: 315 E NORTH ST PO BOX 277; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Somonauk:
- JAMES R WOOD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 367;
Location: PO BOX 278; Grades: PK - 04)
- SOMONAUK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 306;
Location: PO BOX 278; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Somonauk:
- SOMONAUK P.L.D. (Operating income: $255,488;
Location: 115 E. DEKALB STREET; 21,885 books; 447 audio
materials; 925 video materials; 226 serial
subscriptions)
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